The iron plate was about palm-sized, with many strange symbols carved on it. Among them was also a complex diagram, very similar to what he’d seen on the ground earlier.
The crude object emanated an ancient yet sinister aura. It must have considerable history. Also because its aura was similar to the environment, his spiritual sense hadn’t been able to capture Mo Shang’s presence.
Therefore.
If it were a normal area, it would be extremely difficult to evade spiritual sense detection. Only in Demon Ridge Valley could one hide very well.
“Using essence blood can break open the seal?” Jun Changxiao said.
Mo Shang said: “This is my speculation. As for whether it will work, I still can’t be certain.”
After obtaining the iron plate and deciphering the script on it, he’d come to Demon Ridge Valley many times and tried many times as well, but all had failed.
Later, after thinking it over carefully, he realized that back then, the Demon Ridge Valley’s Valley Master and disciples under him had used essence blood to open the space. Might opening the seal also require essence blood as the catalyst?
The more he thought about it, the more likely it seemed.
This time coming, he planned to try using essence blood.
However, just after arranging the diagram, someone appeared, forcing him to temporarily halt.
“What are we waiting for.”
Jun Changxiao urged: “Hurry and use essence blood to open the seal.”
“Master, whose should we use?”
“Yours, of course. Do you even need to ask?”
“……”
Mo Shang’s mouth twitched.
Essence blood determined a martial cultivator’s health and lifespan. The slightest consumption was extremely difficult to replenish.
Swish!
Jun Changxiao directly dragged him to the diagram from earlier: “Hurry and force out the essence blood.”
The master’s command—Mo Shang couldn’t resist. He could only take out a dagger in utter despair, cut his finger, and force out the essence blood.
Essence blood was slightly thicker than normal blood, containing lifespan aura. Losing one drop meant living several years less.
Mo Shang felt terrible heartache.
Drip!
One drop of essence blood fell, splashing onto the carved lines.
Buzz—
The instant the essence blood contacted the lines, they began flashing with rainbow light, and a barrier of flowing light shot up into the sky.
That feeling was like firing a flare gun in a battle royale game.
“As expected!”
Mo Shang said excitedly: “Opening the seal requires essence blood for sacrifice!”
“Roar!”
“Roar!”
Just then, bursts of angry roaring came from outside the ruins.
The zombie beasts wandering in the mountain forest seemed to be controlled by some kind of power, charging recklessly toward where the red flowing light rose.
How many?
Very, very many!
Zombie beasts were on all sides of the ruins!
There were low-level ones and high-level ones. The number was fully five or six thousand, and more were roaring from even farther distances.
Boom! Boom!
The earth violently trembled, sinister aura sweeping in.
“This…”
Mo Shang’s face turned green with fright.
Being able to enter Demon Ridge Valley and come to this place was all because of the iron plate’s concealment function. Now that it had been taken away, with so many berserk fierce beasts charging in, danger was certain!
Even more critically.
After the essence blood fused with the diagram, his body seemed to be controlled by some kind of power and simply couldn’t move a fraction!
Mo Shang knew this must be triggering the sealed space, currently undergoing the breaking process. He said despairingly: “Master, I’m now using my body as the space medium. I absolutely cannot be disturbed by external forces, or all our efforts will be wasted!”
“Rest easy and be your medium.”
Jun Changxiao waved his hand, and the Green Dragon Crescent Blade appeared from thin air. Like a war god, he said: “Leave this place to this seat.”
“Whoosh, whoosh!”
Little Dragon’s mouth spewed out flame breath, its eyes glinting with battle intent.
At this moment.
Looking down from the sky, one could see two people and one beast positioned in the ruins’ center, with berserk zombie beasts all around them, charging over like raging floodwaters.
“Ding! Side quest triggered.”
Opening the panel, the quest was—Protect Mo Shang in successfully opening the independently sealed space that’s been sealed for ten thousand years [Elite Quest].
Sect Master Jun’s eyes immediately lit up.
From the quest, it wasn’t hard to see that triggering it with essence blood could really open the sealed space!
The system muttered: “This quest is completely a spoiler!”
Swish! Swish!
Just then, dozens of wolves with completely rotted bodies lunged over first, carrying a stench that made one want to retch!
“Spirit Armor.”
Jun Changxiao’s entire body was suddenly enveloped in thick armor.
A real Armored Warrior!
Activating this defensive martial technique wasn’t because he worried he couldn’t handle the incoming zombie beasts, but because he feared getting splattered with filth while killing.
Swish—
The Green Dragon Crescent Blade suddenly tore through the void. The formed fire-element blade qi directly split the incoming wolf beasts in two, and the splashing black blood was instantly evaporated completely!
Aoowu!
Aoowu!
Just then, another large batch of wolf beasts charged from the other side—at least several hundred. Some flew across the ground, others leaped using the walls!
“Fire Rain!”
Little Dragon’s bright red fur stood up like a hedgehog’s. Then fire-element flowing light, like precision-guided missiles, bombarded toward the incoming wolf pack!
Boom!
Boom!
Fire light reached the sky, heat waves howled.
The charging hundreds of zombie beasts were instantly blown into bloody pulp.
“My heavens…”
Mo Shang, who was breaking the seal, stared wide-eyed.
He hadn’t expected that this lizard-like little fellow’s strength was actually so terrifying!
Moreover.
It could even speak!
Definitely a spirit beast comparable to Wuwang!
Whoosh—
Just then, fire-element blade qi appeared again in his field of vision. The ten-plus zombie beasts charging at Mo Shang from behind were directly annihilated.
“Swish!”
Little Dragon jumped to a high point, locked onto a certain direction where large numbers of zombie beasts were incoming, its fur standing up again, continuously releasing Basic Fire Rain Art!
When it had just learned the beast technique, using it three times left it completely exhausted. Now, after the second awakening, it could still manage easily after multiple uses.
Flame blade light and scorching fire bullets were frequently released within the ruins. The mindless zombie beasts rushed to their deaths like moths to flame.
However.
The red flowing light barrier like a flare gun still existed in midair. More and more zombie beasts kept charging in.
In just over ten minutes.
Jun Changxiao and Little Dragon had killed five or six thousand, but zombie beasts surging from all directions were still like endless tides.
“Master, I’m getting tired!”
After continuously unleashing Fire Rain Art without restraint, Little Dragon showed signs of exhaustion.
Swish—
Jun Changxiao swung his blade, killing dozens of charging zombie beasts, frowning: “Haven’t broken the seal yet?”
“Almost!”
Mo Shang’s face was slightly fierce.
At this moment, his soul seemed to merge into the void, fiercely colliding with an invisible door.
This extremely consumed mental energy. His entire body was already drenched in sweat.
Roar!
Roar!
More and more zombie beasts kept charging in.
At the ruins, those that had died from fire bullet bombardment or under the blade were almost piled into a small mountain!
Jun Changxiao put away the Green Dragon Crescent Blade. Two AK47s were directly raised: “Can’t believe we can’t kill them all!”
Rat-tat-tat-tat—
Rat-tat-tat-tat—
Bullets fired wildly, gun muzzles spitting fire.
Zombie beasts charging from all directions either had their heads pierced or chests penetrated, falling to the ground one after another, completely unable to approach the diagram area.
Click, click!
Bullets exhausted, quickly reload.
Rat-tat-tat-tat—
Another wild spray.
Buzz!
Just then, behind him came strange energy fluctuations. He heard Mo Shang excitedly say: “The seal is open!”
Jun Changxiao’s spiritual sense swept over. He saw that above the diagram, space suddenly tore open a thin crack, then gradually expanded, finally forming an arc-shaped energy circle.
The red flowing light barrier shooting to the sky abruptly dissipated. The berserk zombie beasts gradually calmed down, no longer charging toward the ruins.
“Thud!”
Little Dragon collapsed on the ground, despairing: “Finally over!”
Jun Changxiao put away the AK47s, spiritual energy spreading out to collect all the black crystal cores scattered everywhere into his spatial ring: “Let’s go, we’re heading in.”
Mo Shang, however, said warily: “Master, this independent space was opened by the Demon Ridge Valley’s Valley Master. There might be danger inside!”
“Even if it’s a mountain of blades or sea of fire inside, we must brave it.”
Jun Changxiao picked up Little Dragon, grabbed him, and strode toward the energy circle.